New Groove (Bud Shank album)

New Groove
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedMay 1961
Los Angeles, CA
GenreJazz
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ 21
ProducerRichard Bock
Bud Shank chronology
Koto & Flute
(1960)
New Groove
(1961)
Barefoot Adventure
(1961)

New Groove is an album by saxophonist Bud Shank released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2] The album features trumpeter Carmell Jones.

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Oscar Peterson, commenting on the track "Well You Needn't" in 1961, criticized Peacock, saying: "the bass line and the bass projection [...] take away from a lot of the soloists".[4] AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars.[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Bud Shank, except as indicated.

  1. "New Groove" - 6:45
  2. "The Awakening" - 4:23
  3. "White Lightnin'" - 5:20
  4. "Sultry Serenade" (Tyree Glenn) - 7:20
  5. "Well You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) - 6:58
  6. "Liddledabulduya" (Gary Peacock) - 4:55

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 13, 2016
  2. ^ Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography, accessed December 15, 2015
  3. ^ a b New Groove – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  4. ^ Feather, Leonard (August 31, 1961). "Oscar Peterson: The Blindfold Test". DownBeat. Vol. 28, no. 18. p. 33.